00:03the fourth royal cup in succession for the islamic republic of iran
00:08hard not to be swept along by the adrenaline inside this stadium
00:13has islamic republic of iran forced the first save
00:18and a pretty routine one in the end for max croakham
00:22he made his foul doesn't he and he holds the ball up well
00:26which is very much a strength of his game
00:28and they may be in for the first time here
00:33oh boy they are in
00:36and elijah just
00:41rattles the back of the islamic republic of iran's net
00:46and having been on the back foot for much of the opening 10 minutes
00:53space to turn here from the cowart
00:56really got to engage better there iran
00:59here's a counter attack now now raw forward
01:02it's three against two in their favour
01:03there's no way back at the moment for new zealand
01:15good try from the full back
01:18good hands from biran bank
01:21yeah he had to get down well through the legs
01:24where's i am beginning to see more of the ball
01:29useful
01:43and just listen to the noise at the los angeles stadium
01:48which is absolutely packed today here's wood
01:54shot's on
01:55and it carries no sting
02:00and he likes to come in on that left foot
02:02in the cowart
02:04inside the last 90 seconds of the first half
02:06and it's a free header
02:08and in
02:10offside
02:11won't count
02:13the flag up immediately from the assistant referee
02:16on this near side
02:18of course it will be checked
02:21minimum six additional minutes have been played
02:24and our mexican referee
02:26cesar ramos
02:27draws the first half to a conclusion
02:30only the third ever meeting of the islamic republic of iran and new zealand
02:35has played in the world cup before
02:37there is another in their squad
02:40defender tommy smith
02:42along with chris wood has played in the world cup before
02:46for the kiwis
02:50just backing off a little bit here
02:52islamic republic of iran
02:54could be costly
03:01shot was on
03:02and it's still on
03:08this is wood
03:09this is really nice in new zealand
03:12very nice
03:27it's that georgian
03:30wood and just
03:37good looking cross
03:38a chance
03:40a chance
03:40and a real pressure there
03:42the goalkeeper
03:45have to go some to match the performance
03:48in their second game
03:49hit coming round
03:50free hit
04:09and this was all about the quality of the cross
04:14more hammered
04:15more heavy
04:15new zealand quickly on to the second ball
04:19oh and the goalkeeper commits
04:26there's a lucky ricochet for the iranians there
04:35deeper one this time
04:37and they win the first header
04:38and new zealand crucially win the second
04:41cesar ramos of mexico brings the match to a conclusion
04:46one or two players
04:49four flat on the ground
04:51and the exertion
04:53the effort
04:54was supreme
04:56from both players
04:58and a warm handshake
05:00between darren basley
05:01and amir
05:02golony
05:03bye
05:03bye
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